The economic and political system kills people, in big numbers and, sometimes, one at a time. This week, I look at the killing, big and small, with my guests. In …
Episode 38: Ivanka Reaps A Fortune From Slave Labor. Welcome To The New KleptoGriftocracy
KleptoGriftocracy: it’s my new word to describe the unusual Trump “brand”, which, when you boil it down, really is just a family of grifters trying to build a kleptocracy in …
Breaking: Bernie’s Speech in West VA Just now…full text!!!
Let me thank everyone for being here today and for standing up for justice, decency and dignity. Let me also thank you for standing up for democracy and for demanding …
Episode 37: This Is Your Brain On Politics—Or Why Progressives Lose
Our brains are hard-wired when it comes to political ideology. Until people understand how the brain processes political ideas—based on circuitry we aren’t even aware of—progressives, not to mention the …
Episode 36: The Grim Reaper Fails—For Now
Massive people activism dealt the Grim Reaper of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, a giant middle finger…from his own caucus. But, it ain’t over. I use this moment to talk …
Episode 35: From The Bench and On-Line, Amazon and The Supreme Court Gear Up To Screw The People
In this week’s podcast, my guests help us understand how Amazon and the Supreme Court have a common mission: to undercut the standard of living of millions of people. Amazon’s move …
Episode 34: Your iPhone Was Made By A Child Slave…And Wal-Mart Breaks The Law Again
We can’t look away: 168 million children are laboring all around the world, usually in brutal conditions, partly to churn out the piles of consumer goods we lap up. I …
Episode 33: Did Democratic Party Insiders In California Steal An Election…Again?
“Politically speaking, you will be murdered and we will personally take part in murdering you”…that was the message Kimberly Ellis heard from her “sisters” in the California Democratic Party when …
Episode 32: Upbeat Stuff…Wage Theft, Election Theft, CEO Theft, War Crimes
It’s an action-packed podcast. I look at the daily stealing of workers’ wages, to the tune of billions of dollars—right in time for an annual deep-dive to look at a …
Kimberly Ellis Challenging Dem State Party Election
In Episode 31 of the Working Life podcast, I reported on the drama of the progressive battle to take over the California state Democratic Party…and the possible shenanigans the insiders …